Three Actresses in Talks for "Alien" Prequel

Deadline is reporting that Ridley Scott and 20th Century Fox have been meeting with a number of actresses to play the lead role in the upcoming "Alien" prequels.

The short list includes Carey Mulligan (Wall Street 2), Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch), who starred in Scott's "A Good Year," and Noomi Rapace (Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), who also recently signed on to star opposite Robert Downey Jr in the "Sherlock Holmes" sequel.

The new movie, being re-written by "Lost" co-creator Damon Lindoff, will be set 30 years before the 1979 original and explore the origins of the deadly aliens. "Were the aliens designed as a form of biological warfare," said Scott. "Or biology that would go in and clean up a planet?"

I would love Shawnee Smith to get the lead role :) I feel it needs to be a older actress whos in their 30's anyways... also shes not getting much work at the moment, even though shes a brilliant actress, and super hot.

The short list includes Carey Mulligan (Wall Street 2), Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch), who starred in Scott's "A Good Year," and Noomi Rapace (Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), who also recently signed on to star opposite Robert Downey Jr in the "Sherlock Holmes" sequel.

Meh.

I agree with Jigsaws_apprentice. Shawnee is a very solid actress. I would even nominate Naomi Watts.

But what would we know ? We're only the paying audience who dances like monkeys when they clap the symbols (release the picture).

The short list includes Carey Mulligan (Wall Street 2), Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch), who starred in Scott's "A Good Year," and Noomi Rapace (Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), who also recently signed on to star opposite Robert Downey Jr in the "Sherlock Holmes" sequel.

Carey Mulligan (Wall Street 2), NO! NO! NO!

Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch), Does not look the part to me.

Noomi Rapace (Girl With the Dragon Tattoo),Just by looks and from what I have heard about this lady, I would say she is the best choice.

@buttabean I was going to say the same thing! I thought the lead characters were the "space jockey" aliens? Then again you need a voice cast but are the aliens going to speak English or will the whole movie be subtitled?